Erysichton lineatus (Hairy Line-blue)
28/06/2008
Royal Botanic Gardens
15/04/2023
Mount Annan
20/03/2022
Royal Botanic Gardens
28/06/2008
Royal Botanic Gardens
30/12/2013
Burleigh Heads
29/12/2008
Fishery Falls, Cairns
17/04/2022
Mount Annan
17/04/2022
Mount Annan
17/04/2022
Mount Annan
17/04/2022
Mount Annan
17/04/2022
Mount Annan
28/06/2008
Royal Botanic Gardens
23/10/2005
Cairns
15/04/2023
Mount Annan
15/04/2023
Mount Annan
15/04/2023
Mount Annan
15/04/2023
Mount Annan
31/01/2019
Coalcliff
12/02/2021
Coalcliff
12/02/2021
Coalcliff
30/12/2013
Burleigh Heads
31/01/2019
Coalcliff
12/02/2021
Coalcliff
31/01/2019
Coalcliff
15/05/2011
Mount Annan Botanic Garden
21/05/2011
Royal Botanic Gardens
06/08/2017
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
28/05/2006
Royal Botanic Gardens
08/05/2010
Royal Botanic Gardens
19/03/2006
Royal Botanic Gardens
19/03/2006
Royal Botanic Gardens
28/05/2006
Royal Botanic Gardens
05/12/2005
Bola Creek
21/05/2004
McMahons Point
28/06/2008
Royal Botanic Gardens
Synonyms
Erysichton lineata
Notes
I spotted one of these in May 2004, whilst I was trying (and failing) to get photos of Delias nigrina, though I wasn’t able to get close enough to see which particular species of blue I’d seen. I returned to the site during my lunch break as often as I could, until I was finally able to get some photos. The butterfly I photographed was a male. I could see his blue colour as he flew, but when he landed he kept his wings closed.
I found a female in the Royal Botanic Gardens the following November. She was fluttering around a wisteria, and I thought she was a female Eirmocides absimilis, as there were several of them around. But when she landed underneath the leaf of a nearby plant, I saw she was this species instead. I was only able to get one photo, as she was rather timid, and it’s a bit dim because she was in a shady spot.
Since that time I’ve come across this butterfly in a number of different places, though I don’t have any site where I could say they can be reliably found.
Sightings
Sawmiller Reserve, McMahons Point – May 2004
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney – November 2004, March 2006, May 2006, June 2008, May 2010, May 2011
Mount Annan Botanic Garden – April 2005, April 2010, May 2011
Cairns – October 2005, December 2008
Bola Creek, Royal National Park – December 2005
Burleigh Heads National Park – December 2013
Coalcliff – January 2019, February 2021